I am new to latex but decided to write my thesis with it. However, I think the standard layout of latex is not super fancy meaning the chapter headings etc. As latex became incredible big nowadays I thought there must be loads of templates one can use which change the style of headings, spacing, colours etc.

However, when I started googling for "latex templates" or "latex chapter styles" and other combinations I hardly did not find a lot of templates at all and the one I found aren't very fancy :D

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lockstepDec 2 '12 at 13:24

thanks! I will have a look at that other question first and see if it is of any help :)
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JoshDec 2 '12 at 13:38

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Recall, you will also want to use custom pages like A-1, A-2, B-1, B-2 for anything in an appendix chapter A, and B.... You will also need commands for adding the custom chapter to the table of contents. Thus, at the beginning of a thesis appendix chapter, use the commands: